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31 Cards in this Set
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Institution |
An ongoing organization that performs certain functions for society |
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Social conflict |
Disagreements among people in a society over what the society's priorities should be |
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Politics |
The process of resolving conflicts one how society should use its scarce resources and who should receives various benefit |
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Government |
The individuals and institutions that make society's rules and possess the power and authority to enforce those rules |
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Power |
The ability to influence the behavior of others |
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Authority |
The ability to legitimate exercise power |
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Public service |
Essential services that individuals cannot provide for themselves |
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Autocracy |
A form of government in which the power and authority are in the hands of a single person |
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Monarchy |
A form of autocracy in which a king is the highest authority in the government |
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Divine right theory |
The theory that a monarch's right to rule was derived directly from God rather than from the consent of the people |
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Dictatorship |
A form of government in which absolutes power is exercised by an individual or a group |
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Democracy |
A system of government on which people have ultimate political authority |
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Direct democracy |
A system of government invite which political decisions are made by the people themselves |
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Representative democracy |
A form of democracy in which the will of the majority is expressed through groups of individuals elected by the people |
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Republic |
A representative democracy |
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Limited government |
A form of government based on the principal that the powers of government should be clearly limited either through a written document or through wide public understanding |
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Social contract |
A voluntary agreement among individuals to create a government and to give that government adequate power to secure the mutual protection and welfare of all |
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Natural rights |
Rights that are not bestowed by government but are inherent within every man |
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Political culture |
The set of ideas, values, and a attitudes about government abs the political process held by a community or a nation |
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Liberty |
The freedom of individuals to believe, act, and express themselves as they choose does not infringe on the rights of others individuals |
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Equality |
A concept that holds that all people are entitled to equal protection under the law |
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Capitalism |
An economic system based on the private ownership of wealth-producing property, free markets, and freedom of contract |
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Ideology |
A system of political ideas that are rooted in religious or philosophical beliefs concerning human nature, society, and government |
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Conservatism |
Political beliefs that include a limited role for national government in helping individuals and in economic affairs of the nation |
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Conservative movement |
Ideological movement |
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Liberalism |
Political beliefs that include the advocacy of active government |
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Progressive |
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Moderates |
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Socialism |
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Libertarianism |
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Mayflower compact |
A document drawn up by Pilgrim ......... |
